Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-11-18
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Y Just as we 60 to press we learn that
Mrs. W. L. Yeater is quite ill.,
Go to H. H. Days, Main. st., Bismarck,
for iewelry. watches, repairing, etc.
Prof. Kenn and family left for Bis.
marck last Tuesday, to remain until
tspring.
Mr.. J. D. Hubbard, of Winchester,
passed through town Thursday, on his
way to Napoleon.
A. A. Matthews, recently of Winches-
ter, has been elected justice of the
peace in Loganscounty.
Assessor Haak was in town Saturday,
| coming as messenger with the returns
from the Holland Settlement.
Our farmers have been taking advan-
tage of the recent beautiful weather in
getting things snugly fixed for winter.
r. L. Durant g. Co., wholesale and re-
; tail booksellers and stationers, wall paper
and music dealers, Bismarck, Oak. solicit
mail orders.
| Messrs. Alf. Honstaln, VIM. Pagel, O.
H. Bumstcad, John Parker, and NJ. Cant
we'll were Beaver Creek visitors to the
county seat, Saturday.
A pleasant little social party took
place at the schooIhouse Friday evening.
Those present report that they had
thoroughly good time.
Mr.. E. Thurber, the young man who
located near Wllliamsport the past sum-
mer, and his two brothers, will pass the
winter with John Perry
|" Go to the New York Art Store &C.. H.
Phelps prop'r), Third street, Bismarck,
for watches, jewelry, silverware, wall pa
per, etc. Watch repairing speciality
The people of Buchanan Valley are
looking anxiously for thrasher. There
is considerable work to be done in the
valley, and the first machine in will get
it all.
Don't forget to atten d the closing. out
sale of dry goods at w. B. Watson's old
stand, Bismarck. The sale is peremp-
tory. The goods must be turned into
cash at once.
Great slaughter sale at W. B. Watsons
old stand, Main street, Bismarck. A
$4,000 stock of dry goods, notions,
cloaks and furnishing goods to be sold
at immense sacrifice. 1t is rare chance.
I The attention of those of our readers
back east who imagine that IN this
part Of the wild and wooly vest win
ter monopolizes about ree-feurths of
the year is respectfully called to the fact
that here in North Dakota, in the middle
of November, our farmers are still busily
at work plowing.
The A. B: g. N. w. railroad gave Ma
poleon "the cold shoulder" plated the
new town of Lowry a few miles south.
east, and made preparations to capture
the county seat. The question was voted
on, Tuesday of last week, and by vote
| of "a to 81 Napoleon is still the capital
burg of Logan county.
I Everybody living on the Missouri
Slope knows DR.. Dunn, the old timer
In purchasing drugs the public has to de-
pend largely on the dealers statements
as to quality and prices. Nobody ever
had reason to complain of his dealings
with the firm of Dunn & Co. Therefore.
when in Bismarck, be sure to call on them.
Thursday night of last week we worked
all night on election tickets in order that
they might leave Willlamsport Friday
morning, and thus reach the river towns
t in time for use on the following Tuesday.
The tickets reached their destination on
Thursday-two days after the. election
and SIX DAYS after they were mailed al
I Williamsport. And the worst of it all Is
we don't know which of the two post
masters is to blame for it,
Citizens of Emmons County who visit
Bismarck will want to deal with gro.
Gerry firm that has reputation for fail
dealing. George Jennings, corner Mair
and Fifth streets, sells nothing but pure
goods, and at lowest rates. McCrory &
Co., butchers and general meat dealers
occupy the same building, and Emmon
County people all know that "Mc" will
do the fair thing by them in all dealings
In talk with Mr.. D. G.. Kennedy
: of Clayton, while he was in town las
a week, we learned that the river mail stage
. usually meet in that locality that th
distance from Wllliamsport is about tn
, same as Ii vona. and that the road is
= good one After all the trials aud trbula
. tions with our mail service since ]
was changed from Bismarck, who know
O but Gayton rostofflce is the point wv
g long have sought, and .mourned becaus
, we found 1t not?' 1t is said that the pos
:. Office department is thoroughly stirred u
over the mail troubles of this unfortunat
d community, and that President Cleve]an
l. first thing after getting up in. the morr
;s ing propounds the following inquiry
% Dan, what's the news from Billsport?
But how would it do to stir up old Villas
hirelings just once more, aud this time l
v favor of Gayton postcffice as connectln
y point?
sr The Elections.
d Complete returns show that Forakt
g. carried Ohio by 10000 plurality. Tt
" legislature is republican.